Miami-Opa Locka Executive
OPF · KOPF · Miami, Florida · Dade County · map
Miami-Opa Locka Executive is a public-use airport owned by Miami-Dade County, 10 miles north of Miami, Florida, 8 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 09L/27R, is 8,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KOPF · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 3,800 feet, scattered clouds at 4,900 feet
- Weather: light rain
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 74°F (23°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet (thunderheads) VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KOPF 061953Z 18007KT 10SM -RA SCT038 SCT049 31/23 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB43 SLP103 P0000 T03110233
TAF KOPF 061730Z 0618/0718 12008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 BKN050CB FM070100 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 BKN250 FM070400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050 FM071600 22005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT050
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OPF · ICAO KOPF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Miami-Dade County
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 6,800 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 09R/27L | 4,309 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 51 ft high 2,740 ft from the end
- Runway 27R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), right-hand traffic pattern, trees 47 ft high 2,550 ft from the end
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 800 ft, 6,000 ft available for landing, trees 30 ft high 1,340 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 56 ft high 1,580 ft from the end
- Runway 09R: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, pole 35 ft high 1,450 ft from the end
- Runway 27L: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 45 ft high 2,395 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 134.675 | Opa Locka |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Opf and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.9 | Opa Locka |
| Clearance delivery | 119.2 | Opa Locka |
| Ground | 120.025 | Opa Locka |
| Approach and departure · Kyaks and star · Olahs and star 4000 feet and below; 5000 feet and below | 128.6 | Opa Locka |
| Apt Remark 18 With Gco Freq | 119.45 | · Gco available on frequency 119.45. |
| Bhhia and star · Cuurt and star · Frogz and star | 120.5 | Opa Locka |
| Tarpn and star 12000 feet | 124.6 | Opa Locka |
| Departure procedure (MIAMI) Gwava, ketll, maynr transitions | 125.5 | Opa Locka |
| Luuce and star · Tarpn and star 9000 feet | 126.05 | Opa Locka |
| Departure procedure (ATLNN) · Departure procedure (BNGOS) · Dekal and star Altnn,beech,bngos,dorrl,flmgo,hurcn,folzz,zfp; 6000 feet and above | 126.85 | Opa Locka |
| Cuuda and star · Fortl and star · Luuce and star 7000 feet | 133.775 | Opa Locka |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 305-681-4063.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Miami from the FAA register
801 aircraft are registered to owners in Miami, Florida: 445 piston singles, 103 business jets, 99 piston twins, 56 turboprops, 48 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 65 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Closed daily 4:00 am to 12:00 pm++ for aircraft noise abatement to srndg airport community.
- Unusable beyond 7 degreess R of centerline.
- Approach slope 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Helicopter arrival and departure avoid flying over parked or taxiway aircraft.
- Dual traffic patterns for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft in use runway 09R/27L.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available 8:00 am to 11:00 pm.
- Noise sensitive airport. Flight T is ltd to aircraft 40000 pounds maximum gross takeoff WT and below and only between 7:00 am to 11:00 pm.
- Taxiway C and B south of P are non movement areas.
- Aircraft with wingspans gtr than 117 feet are prohibited from txig on taxiway P between taxiway H and taxiway N8.
- Vehicle lane xng taxiway east to the fire stn is NON-MOVEMENT.
- All aircraft and vehicles shud rprt psns to air traffic control by using the surface painted spot nrs on all exits to the ramp and NON-MOVEMENT areas.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.